Chapter 373: Blood Clots
A swirl of black blood congealed in the air, then was wrapped in a green glow as a vivid, crimson liver took shape.
To the untrained eye, it might’ve looked like Tsutomu was helping the enemy recover, but it was nothing but a part of his plan. Having watched the footage of Korinna’s party’s earlier attempts, he knew the enemy’s regeneration patterns and how to exploit them.
It was possible to attack while an organ was reforming, but doing so caused the black blood to scatter, initiating regeneration elsewhere. Unless done deliberately, such an approach only resulted in wasted time and energy. Worse, if they left the liver, the Corroded Elder Dragon’s de facto Healer, intact for too long, they risked never destroying it at all.
Tsutomu’s goal was to permanently destroy multiple organs before the Corroded Elder Dragon could fully regenerate. That was why he intentionally hastened the liver’s recovery so that they could destroy it early and decisively.
"Can’t say I like watching a monster being healed in front of me," Amira muttered, scowling at the glistening organ.
Despite the strangeness of the tactic, the rest of the party had been briefed in advance and did not lose focus. Once the liver had finished reforming, Tsutomu gave the signal, and both Amira and Amy activated their respective skills. [, Amira’s natural transformation, and Amy’s via [, before launching into their offensive.
[The Attackers are putting out enough damage. The liver shouldn’t last much longer… The real challenge is what comes after.]
Tsutomu watched bile spill from the organ as Amira’s greatsword carved into it, then shifted his gaze to the lungs, which had begun to regenerate next. He already knew the lungs enhanced the Dragon’s corrosive breath. What only he knew was that they also increased blood potency and boosted physical performance through oxygen intake.
[Ideally, we’d destroy the lungs too… but that might leave us no time for the intestines. If we could take out the stomach instead, we might just create the opening we need… but the resulting acid spray could wipe the party. Risky either way…]